Alfred Rahlfs
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Alfred Rahlfs was a German biblical scholar best known for his critical editions of the Septuagint, particularly the influential Rahlfs edition of the Greek Old Testament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred Rahlfs canonical | 4 |
| Rahlfs | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Rahlfs Context triple: [Rahlfs 911, cataloguedBy, Alfred Rahlfs]
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A.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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B.
Guido Keil
Guido Keil was a son of the Portuguese composer and painter Alfredo Keil, likely associated with his father's artistic and cultural milieu.
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C.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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D.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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E.
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a prominent German biblical scholar and theologian renowned for his pioneering work in New Testament textual criticism and the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Rahlfs Target entity description: Alfred Rahlfs was a German biblical scholar best known for his critical editions of the Septuagint, particularly the influential Rahlfs edition of the Greek Old Testament.
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A.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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B.
Guido Keil
Guido Keil was a son of the Portuguese composer and painter Alfredo Keil, likely associated with his father's artistic and cultural milieu.
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C.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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D.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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E.
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a prominent German biblical scholar and theologian renowned for his pioneering work in New Testament textual criticism and the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical scholar
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human ⓘ philologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
editions of the Greek Old Testament
ⓘ
textual criticism of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| bibliographicLegacy | Rahlfs-Hanhart revised edition of the Septuagint is based on his work ⓘ |
| citizenship | German ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1865-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-04-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Marburg ⓘ |
| employer |
Septuaginta-Unternehmen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
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linked to:
Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen
University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| familyName |
Rahlfs
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linked to:
Alfred Rahlfs
|
| fieldOfWork |
Greek Bible
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Old Testament studies ⓘ Septuagint studies ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Septuaginta: Id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes
ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments ⓘ
linked to:
Rahlfs Septuagint manuscript catalogue
|
| hasRole |
editor of the Septuagint
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professor of Old Testament ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Septuagint scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Ancient Greek
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences at Göttingen
ⓘ
linked to:
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
|
| name | Alfred Rahlfs ⓘ |
| notableFor | producing a standard critical edition of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Robert Hanhart ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rahlfs edition of the Greek Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Rahlfs Septuagint manuscript catalogue
Septuaginta: Id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
critical edition of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
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philologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lüneburg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Göttingen ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Göttingen ⓘ |
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linked to: Alfred Rahlfs